ON FALLING

Laura Carreira |
United Kingdom, Portugal |
2024 |
104Min |
English, Portuguese
ON FALLING tells the story of Aurora, a Portuguese migrant working as a warehouse picker in Edinburgh, Scotland. Trapped between the confines of a vast distribution centre and the solitude of her own bedroom, Aurora seeks out every opportunity to resist the alienation and isolation that threaten her sense of self.
Laura Carreira
Jack Thomas-O’Brien, Mario Patroc’nio
Karl Kźrten
Laura Carreira
Joana Santos, In�s Vaz

Screenings

20 Jul 19:15 Suncoast 8
27 Jul 19:00 Ballito Junction

Laura Carreira

Laura Carreira, writer/director Laura Carreira is a Portuguese filmmaker based in Edinburgh, Scotland since studying film at the ECA (Edinburgh College of Art). Her first short film RED HILL won the New Visions Award at the 73rd Edinburgh International Film Festival and was nominated for the Best Short Film award at the 2019 BAFTA Scotland Awards. Her short film, THE SHIFT, premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in 2020, won the New Talent Award at IndieLisboa and was nominated for the European Film Awards and the London CriticsŐ Circle Film Awards. In 2022, Laura was named one of the Rising Stars Scotland by Screen International. On Falling is her debut feature film. Her second feature film is in development with Sixteen Films and Film4.